Coins of the United States in gold, silver and copper : the collection formed by a New York gentleman recently deceased. [02/22/1924]

COINS OF THE

UNITED STATES

IN GOLD, SILVER
AND COPPER

THE COLLECTION FORMED BY A

NEW YORK GENTLEMAN

RECENTLY DECEASED

TO BE SOLD BY ORDER OF THE ATTORNEYS
FOR THE ESTATE AND OTHERS IN INTEREST

Afternoon of Friday, February 22nd, 1924

AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, Ixc

MADISOn"avE[TUE, 56th TO 57th STREET

ENTRANCE 30 EAST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK
TtUphone; PLAZA 1270

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COINS OF THE

UNITED STATES

IN GOLD, SILVER AND COPPER

THE COLLECTION FORMED BY A

NEW YORK GENTLEMAN

RECENTLY DECEASED

SOLD BY ORDER OF THE ATTORNEYS
FOR THE ESTATE AND OTHERS IN INTEREST

Catalogue compiled by David Proskey

AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, Inc

MADISON AVENUE, 56th to 57th STREET
ENTRANCE 30 EAST 57th STREET, NEW YORK
Telephone: Plaza 1270

On Free Public Exhibition

Commencing Saturday, February 16th, and
Continuing until date of sale

Unrestricted Public Sale —

Friday Afternoon, February 22nd, 1924,
at 2:30 o’clock

Exhibition and Sale at the —

AMERICAN ART GALLERIES

MADISON AVENUE, 56th TO 57th STREET
ENTRANCE 30 EAST 57th STREET, NEW YORK
Telephone: Plaza 1270

CONDITIONS OF SALE

I. Rejection of bids: Any bid which Is not commensurate with the value of the
article offered, or which is inereli’ a iioiniiial or fractional advance may be rejected by
the auctioneer if in his judgment such bid would be llkelj' to atfect the sale Injuriously.

II. Tlie buyer: The highest bidder shall be tlie buyer, and if any dispute arises
between two or more bidders, the auctioneer shall either decide the same or put up for
re-sale the lot so In dispute.

III. Identification and deposit by buyer: The name of the buyer of each lot sliall

be given immediately on the sale thereof, and when so reiiuired, each buyer shall sign a
card giving the lot number, amount for which sobl, and his or her name and address.

A deposit at the actual time of the sale shall t)e made of all or such part of the

purchase prices as may l)e reciuired.

If the two foregoing conditions are not complied with, the lot or lots so pur-
chased may at the option of the auctioneer be put up again and re-sold.

IV. Risk after purchase: Title passes upon the fall of tlie auctioneer’s hammer,

and thereafter the property is at the purchasers’ risk, and neither the consignor nor the
Association is responsible for the loss of, or any damage to any article by theft, lire,
breakage, however occasioned, or any other cause whatsoever.

V. Delivery of purchases: Delivery of any purchases wdll be made only upon

payment of the total amount (lue for all purchases at the sale.

VI. Receipted bills: Goods will only be delivered on presentation of a receipted
bill. A receipted bill presented by any person will be recognized and lionored as an order
by the buyer, directing the delivery to the bearer of the goods described thereon. If a
receipted bill is lost before delivery of the property has been taken, the buyer should
immediately notify the Association of such loss.

VII. Storasre in default of prompt payment and calling for goods: Articles not
paid for in full and not called for by the purchaser or agent by noon of the day following
that of the sale may be turned over by the Association to some carter to be carried to
and stored in some warehouse until the time of the delivery therefrom to the purchaser,
and the cost of such cartage and storage and any other charges will be charged against
the purchaser and the risk of loss or damage occasioned by such removal or storage will
be upon the purchaser.

In any instance where the purchase bill has not been paid in full by noon of the
day following that of the sale, the Association and the auctioneer reserve the right, any
other stipulation In these conditions of sale notwithstanding, in respect to any or all lots
included In the purchase bill, at its or his option, either to cancel the sale thereof or to
re-sell the same at public or private sale without further notice for the account of the
buyer and to hold the buyer responsible for any deficiency and all losses and expenses
sustained in so doing.

ATII. Sliipping: Shipping, boxing or wrapping of purchases is a business in which
the Association is in no wise engaged, but the Association wdll, howmver, afford to pur-
chasers every facility for employing at current and reasonable rates carriers and packers:
doing so, however, without any assumption of responsibility on its part for the acts and
charges of the parties engaged for such service.

IX. Guaranty: The Association exercises great care to catalogue every lot cor-
rectly and endeavors therein and also at the actual time of sale to point out any error,
defect or Imperfection, but guaranty is not made either by the owner or the Association
of the correctness of the description, genuineness, authenticity or condition of any lot and
no sale wdll be set aside on account of any incorrectness, error of cataloging or imper-
fection not noted or pointed out. Every lot is sold “as is” and wdthout recourse.

Every lot Is on public exhibition one or more days prior to its sale, and the Asso-
ciation will give consideration to the opinion of any trustworthy expert to the effect that
any lot lias been incorrectly catalogued and in its judgment may thereafter sell the lot
as catalogued or make mention of tlie opinion of such expert, who thereby wdll become
responsible for sucli damage as might result were his opinion wdthout foundation.

X. Reoord.s: Tlie records of tlie Auctioneer and the Association are in all cases to
lie considered final and the highest bid shall in all cases be accepted by both buyer and
seller as the value against wdiich nil claims for losses or damage shall lie.

XI. Buying on order: Buying or bidding by the Association for responsible
parties on orders transmitted to it by mail, telegraph, or telephone, if conditions permit,
wdll be faithfully attended to wdthout charge or commission. Any purchases so made
will be subject to the foregoing conditions of sale, except that, in the event of a purchase
of a lot of one or more books by or for a purchaser who has not through himself or his
agent been present at the exhibition or sale, the Association wdll permit such lot to l>e
returned wdthln ten days from the date of sale, and the purchase money will be refunded
if the lot differs from its catalogue description.

Orders for execution by the Association should be given with such clearness as
to leave no room for misunderstanding. Not only should the lot number be given,
but also the title, and bids should be stated to be so much for the lot, and wdien the
lot consists of one or more volumes of books or objects of arts, the bid per volume
or piece should also be stated. If the one transmitting the order is unknown to the Asso-
ciation. a deposit must be sent or reference submitted. Shipping directions should also
be given.

Priced Cntnlognes : Priced copies of the catalogue, or any session thereof, will he
furnislied by tlie Association at charges commensurate with the duties involved in copy-
ing tlie necessary information from the records of the Association.

These conditions of sale cannot be altered except bv the auctioneer or bv an officer
of the Association.

AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, Inc., Managers.
Department of Books and Prints, Arthur Swann Director

OTTO BERNET,

HIRAM H. PARKE,

Auctioneers.

NOTE

The coins collected by the late owner show by their quality as well as
rarity that he sought only the best, and while not great in quantity include
some of the rarest in the United States coinage, which will be worthy of
the attention of the foremost numismatists.

[Signed] D. PROSKEY.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 22ND, AT 2:30 O’CLOCK

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UNITED STATES GOLD PROOF SETS

$2^25 $5, $10, $20; perfect — i pieces.

$2%, $5, $10, $20; perfect — 4: pieces.

$2^, $5, $10, $20; perfect — 4 pieces.

$21^, $5, $10, $20; perfect — 4 pieces.

$21/2, $5, $10, $20 ; perfect — 4 pieces.

$2%, $5, $10, $20 ; perfect — 4 pieces.

$2^, $5, $10, $20 ; perfect — 4 pieces.

8 — 1907. $2^, $5, $10, $20; old type; perfect — 4 pieces.

-1909. $21/2, $5, $10, $20; new type; sand blast surface
4 pieces.

1—1900.

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2—1901.

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3—1902.

4—1903.

5—1904.

6-1905.

7—1906.

8—1907.

9—1909.

3^'^ 10 — 1852. Octagonal ‘"^slug” or $50; “887 Thous”; very fine.

y-y 11 — 1850. Double Eagle or $20; very fine.

IS — 1907. Double Eagle or $20; new St. Gaudens’ type; fiat edges;
► uncirculated. .1 . ^ .

{)‘V^ 13 — 1796. Eagle or $10; very fine; scarce.

I ^>0 14 — 1797. Eagle; 4 stars on right. Reverse, small eagle; very fine and

' rare.

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15— 1797. Eagle; 6 stars on right. Reverse, IT. S. arms; commonly
styled “large eagle’’; very good.

16— 1798 over ’97. Eagle; 13 stars; 4 on right; very fine and rare.

Kindly read Conditions of Sale in forepart of Catalogue

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18—1800.
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21—1803.

22—1801.

Eagle; fine; stars flat.

Eagle ; fine.

Eagle; brilliant nncirciilated ; rarely equalled.
Eagle; same dies; fine.

Eagle; brilliant uncirculated; rarely equalled.
Eagle; several scratches in field; very good.

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I 23 — 1795. Half Eagle or $5; date figures close together; very fine sharp

" impression; rare so perfect.

21 — 1795. Half Eagle; date widely spaced; both dies differing from
preceding; loop attached; fine.

25 — 1796. Half Eagle; fine; rare.

j.' ^ 26 — 1797. Half Eagle; 16 stars; very fine; very rare.

27 — 1798. Half Eagle; H. S. arms; file marks in planchet; good.

28 — 1799. Half Eagle; very fine; scarce.

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29 — 1800. Half Eagle; uncirculated; sharp impression.

30 — 1800. Half Eagles; one very good. Another with differing reverse
die; fine. 2 pieces.

31 — 1802. Half Eagle; very fine, sharp impression.
l' ■ 32 — 1803. Half Eagle; very fine, sharp impression.

33 — 1804. Half Eagle; very fine.

34 — 1805. Half Eagle; very fine impression.

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35 — 1806. Elalf Eagles; 6 and 5 stars on right, latter pointed “6”;

' both fine ; 2 pieces.

36 — 1806. Half Eagles; 6 stars on right; very good; 2 pieces.

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37 — 1807. TTalf Eagles; busts facing right; differing dies; very fine and
good; 2 pieces.

38 — 1807. Half Eagle; bust facing left; very fine sharp impression.

I 39 — 1807. Half Eagles; bust facing left; very fine. Also 1808. Very

good. 2 pieces.

'..6'^ 40 — 1808. Half Eagles; differing reverses; very fine; 2 pieces.

41 — 1809. Half Eagles; both fine; 2 pieces.

' 42 — 1810. Half Eagles; large and small dates; fine; 2 pieces.

.q' 43 — 1811. Half Eagles; large and small ‘‘5” on reverses; very fine;

^ 2 pieces.

04 44 — 1811, 1812. Plalf Eagles; both fine strong impressions; 2 pieces.

45 — 1812. Half Eagle; uncirculated, brilliant and sharply struck.

46 — 1813, 1814 — Half Eagles; both fine; 2 pieces.

Half Eagle; uncirculated, brilliant; scarce.

Half Eagle; uncirculated, sharp and brilliant; rare.

Half Eagle; curled ‘‘2”; very fine, proof surface; rare.

Half Eagle; few light scratches, otherwise very fine; rare.

47—1813.
rt''' 48—1818.

49— 1820.

50— 1823.

A' 51-1833.
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Half Eagle; proof impression, slightly chafed in field; very

52 — 1834. Half Eagles; new reduced size; differing dies; fine; 2 pieces.

1 i ' 53 — 1835. Half Eagles. Also 1836; fine. 2 pieces.

^ \ ' 54 — 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838. Half Eagles; very good to fine; 4 pieces.

I ' 55 — 1839. Half Eagle; Dahlonega. Also 1840, Orleans; very fine.

2 pieces.

i' 56 — 1841. Half Eagles; Dahlonega and Charlotte. Also 1843. Dah-
lonega (very good) ; fine. 3 pieces.

Kindly read Conditions of Sale in forepart of Catalogue

^ '' 57 — 1844. Half Eagle; uncirculated; scarce so fine.

ji' 58 — 1848, 1849. Half Eagles; latter Charlotte; fine and very good;

2 pieces.

I 1 ' 59—1852, 1854. Half Eagles; fine; 2 pieces.

I 1 60 — 1853. Half Eagles; Dahlonega and Charlotte; fine, latter very fine;

2 pieces.

61 — 1855, 1857. Half Eagles; Charlotte; fine; 2 pieces,
j \ '^ 62 — 1859, 1860. Half Eagles; former Charlotte; very fine; 2 i^ieces.

63 — 1860. Half Eagle; fine proof; rare.

64 — 1861, 1879. Half Eagles; uncirculated; 2 pieces.

j " 65 — 1880. Half Eagles, one San Francisco; uncirculated; 2 pieces.

66 — 1880, 1881, 1885. Half Eagles; fine; 3 pieces.

67 — 1880, 1881, 1885. Half Eagles; very good; 3 pieces.
jO" 68 — 1881, 1883. Half Eagles; very good; 2 pieces.

jO' 69 — 1887. Half Eagles, San Francisco, differing dies; very fine; 2 pieces.

A I ^ 70 — 1891, 1892, 1895, 1896. Half Eagles; very fine; 4 pieces.

^ 71 — 1893, 1899. Half Eagles; one former Carson City; very fine;
^ I 3 pieces.

1^'' 72 — 1905, 1906. Half Eagles; latter San Francisco; uncirculated, very
fine ; 2 pieces.

'i'3 — 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914. Half Eagles, new type; fine;
6 pieces.

74 — 1911, 1912, 1914. Half Eagles; very good; 4 pieces.

■ 75 — 1849. Half Eagle; Moffat & Co., field burnished; fine.

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-1854. Three Dollars; iincirculatecl, brilliant.

-1855, 1850. Three Dollars; latter San Franc-isco; fine; 2 pieces.
-1857, 1858, 1859. Three Dollars; very fine; 3 pieces.

-1800, 1862. Three Dollars; uncirculated, very fine; 2 pieces.

-1803, 1864. Three Dollars; very fine and scarce; 2 pieces.

-1805. Three Dollars; very fine and rare.

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82 — 1806. Three Dollars; very fine and scarce.

83 — 1807. Three Dollars; very fine; rare.

-1808. Three Dollars; very fine; rare.
-1869. Three Dollars; very fine; rare.

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86 — 1870. Three Dollars; very fine; scarce.

" 87 — 1871. Three Dollars; very fine; rare.

88 — 1872. Three Dollars; faint nick on chin; proof; rare.

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-1880. Three Dollars; uncirculated, proof surface; scarce.

/O 90 — 1881. Three Dollars; very fine; rare.

91 — 1882. Three Dollars; uncirculated; proof surface; rare.

k 92 — 1883. Three Dollars; uncirculated; proof surface; rare.

93 — 1880. Three Dollars; fine proof; field slightly chafed; rare.

94 — 1887, 1889. Three Dollars; uncirculated; 2 pieces.

95 — 1888. Tliree Dollars; fine proof; scarce.

90 — 1849. Gold Dollars, long and short wreaths and narrow rim; very
' fine and uncirculated; 3 pieces.

Kindly read Conditions of Sale in forepart of Catalogue

! — 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854. Gold Dollars; small sizes; very fine

to nncirciilated ; 5 pieces.

08 — 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857. Gold Dollars; large sizes; one 1854, with
double profile; 1856, both varieties of date; all very fine; 6 pieces.

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99 — 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862. Very fine to nncirculated ; 5 pieces.
' 100 — 1863. Gold Dollar; perfect proof; very rare.

1864. Gold Dollar; perfect proof; very rare.

102 — 1865. Gold Dollar; nncirculated; very rare.

103 — 1866. Gold Dollar; nncirculated; very rare.

104 — 1867. Gold Dollar; uncirculated; very rare.

105 — 1868. Gold Dollar; very fine; rare.

106 — 1869. Gold Dollar; uncirculated; rare.

107 — 1870, 1871. Gold Dollars; very fine; scarce; 2 pieces.

108 — 1872, 1873, 1874. Gold Dollars; very fine to uncirculated; former
rare; 3 pieces.

109 — 1875. Gold Dollar; perfect proof; extremely rare.

110 — 1876, 1877. Gold Dollars; uncirculated, proof surface; very scarce;
2 pieces.

111 — 1878, 1879. Gold Dollars; proof and uncirculated; scarce; 2 pieces.
1880, 1881. Gold Dollars; proof and uncirculated; rare; 2 pieces.
1882, 1883. Gold Dollars; proofs; rare; 2 pieces.

1884, 1885. Gold Dollars; proofs; rare; 2 pieces.

1886, 1887. Gold Dollars; proof and uncirculated; scarce; 2 pieces.

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-1886, 1887. Gold Dollars; proofs; scarce; 2 pieces.

117 1903. Gold Dollars; McKinley and Jefferson; for St. Louis Exposi-

tion; uncirculated; scarce; 2 pieces.

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-1904, 1905. Gold Dollars; Lewis and Clark; for Portland Exposi-
tion; uncirculated; scarce;^ pieces.

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-1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1855. Gold Dollars; New Orleans
Mint; very fine to uncirculated; 6 pieces.

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-1854, 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1870. Gold Dollars; San Fran-
cisco Mint; very good to fine; all scarce; 7 pieces.

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-1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1855, 1857, 1859. Gold Dollars;
Charlotte Mint; all fine; scarce lot; 8 pieces.

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-1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860.
Gold Dollars; Dahlonega .Mint; very good to very fine; rare lot;
11 pieces.

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FOREIGN GOLD COINS

—Austria. Louis IV (1314); Broad Florins; very fine; 2 pieces.

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—Burgundy. Albert and Elizabeth, 1617; Triple Ducat; Enthroned
figures. Reverse, Spanish arms; very good.

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—Spain. Philip V, 1704; Doubloon; slight crack in planchet, other-
wise fine.

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—Spanish America (Peru?). Quarter Doubloon; crude coinage; good.

-Foreign Silver Crowns. Salzburg, 1663; Eegensberg, 1754; Cuba,
1897; fine; 3 pieces.

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UNITED STATES HALF CENTS

-1793, 1794, 1795 (one lettered edge), 1797. Good lot; 5 pieces.

129-

-1793(2), 1794(3), 1795, 1797. Fair to good; 7 pieces.

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-1796. Obverse good; reverse barely fair; very rare.

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-1800, 1802, 1803, 1804(2), 1805, 1806(2), 1807, 1808, 1809; good
to fine; 11 pieces.

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-1810, 1811, 1825, 1826, 1828 (both) 1829; very good to uncircu-
lated; 7 pieces.

Kindly read Conditions of Sale in forepart of Catalogue

133 — 1831. Very good; very rare.

134 — 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836 (proof, restrike); uncirculated; latter
very rare; 5 pieces.

135 — 1840. Large berries; proof; very rare.

136 — 1841. Large berries; good; very rare.

137 — 1842. Large berries; fine; very rare.

138 — 1846. Small berries; fine proof; very rare.

139— 1849, 3 850, 1851, 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857. Very good to
uncirculated; 8 pieces.

140 — 1852. Small berries; fine proof; very rare.

141— Duplicates : 1800, 1802 (2), ’3, ’4 (2), ’5, ’7, % ’9, ’10, ’ll (2),

’25 (2), ’26 (2), ’28 (4), ’29 (2), ’32 (3), ’33 (3), ’34 (3), ’35 (3),
’49, ’53 (2), ’54, ’56 (2), also 1837 “^pure copper” (2). Fair to
uncirculated ; 44 pieces.

142 — 1856. Flying Eagle Cent; fine proof.

UNITED STATES SILVER DOLLARS

143 — 1794. Dollar; very good, very rare.

144 — 1795. Dollars; nude and draped busts; fine; 2 pieces.

145 — 1796, 1797. Dollars; former small date and fine; latter very good;
2 pieces.

146 — 1798, 1799 (over ’8). Dollars; very fine; 2 pieces.

147 — 1800 (2), 1801. Dollars; fine; 3 pieces.

148 — 1802, 1803. Dollars; small and large “3’s”; latter badly cut on bust
and left stars, possibly been jammed in die; otherwise all exceptionally
fine; 3 pieces.

149— 1836. Dollar; flying eagle; proof; very scarce.

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150 — 1836. Dollar; flying eagle; fine but scarcely perceptible plug over
head.

151 — 1838. Dollar; flying eagle; brilliant proof; very rare.

152 — 1838. Dollar; flying eagle; brilliant proof; very rare.

153 — 1839. Dollar; flying eagle; brilliant proof; rare.

151 — 1839. Dollar; flying eagle; brilliant proof; rare.

155— 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845. Dollars; very good to fine; 6
pieces.

156 — 1843, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849 (2). Dollars; very good to very fine;
6 pieces.

157 — 1850, 1853, 1854. Dollars; very good to fine; 3 pieces.

158 — 1851. Dollar; brilliant proof; very rare.

159 — 1852. Dollar; brilliant proof; very rare.

160 — 1855, 1856, 1857, 1859 (2, one ‘‘S’’). Dollars; very good to uncir-
culated; 5 pieces.

161 — 1858. Dollar; fine; rare.

162— 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869 (2).
Very good to proof; 11 pieces.

163 — 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873. Dollars; fine to proof; 4 pieces.

164 — 1870, 1871 (3), 1872, 1873 (2). Dollars; very good to uncircu-
lated; 7 pieces.

165— 1878 (both tails), 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883. Dollars; uncircu-
lated to proof (1883 fine) ; 7 pieces.

166— 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889. Dollars; 3 proofs, 3 uncir-
culated; 6 pieces.

167 — 1878, 1885, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1893. Dollars; fine to uncircu-
lated; 7 pieces.

Kindly read Conditions of Sale in forepart of Catalogue

168 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899. Dollars; 2 uncirculated; 4

proofs; 6 pieces.

169— 1900 (2, includes Lafayette), 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904. Dollars; 4
uncirculated; 2 proofs; 6 pieces.

170— 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883.
Trade Dollars; 5 uncirculated; 6 proofs; 11 pieces.

ote : After 1878 no Trade Dollars coined for circulation ; onlj^ 1,000
to 2,000 of any year for proof sets.

1*11 — Half Dollars; 1823, 1824, 1893. Columbus; also proof Twenty Cent
pieces of 1877, 1878, both rare; the others ordinary; 5 pieces.

172— Twenty Cent pieces; 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878; all proofs; rare set; 4
pieces.

PROOF SETS OF UNITED STATES

173 — 1843. Half Cent (large berries). Cent, Half Dime, Dime and
Quarter Dollar, all proofs ; Dollar and Half Dollar uncirculated ; very
rare ; 7 pieces.

174 — 1844. Half Cent (large berries). Cent, Quarter Dollar, Half Dollar
and Dollar, all proofs; the Dime and Half Dime, uncirculated; very
rare; 7 pieces.

175 — 1845, Half Cent (large berries). Cent, Half Dime, Dime, Quarter
Dollar, Half Dollar and Dollar; all fine proofs; very rare; 7 pieces.

176 — 1847. Half Cent (large berries). Cent and Dollar; fine proofs; the
Half Dollar, Quarter Dollar, Dime and Half Dime all brilliant un-
circulated; very rare; 7 pieces.

177 — 1848. Half Cent (large berries). Cent, Half Dime, Dime, Quarter
Dollar, Half Dollar and Dollar ; all fine proofs ; very rare ; 7 pieces.

178 — 1849. Half Cent (large berries, small date). Cent, Half Dime, Dime,
Quarter Dollar, Half Dollar and Dollar; all fine proofs; very rare;
7 pieces.

179 — 1891, Ic, 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c, $1,00; all fine proofs; 6 pieces.

180 — 1892. Ic, 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c, $1.00; all fine proofs; 6 pieces.

181 — 1905. Ic, 5c, 10c, 25c, 50c; all fine proofs; 5 pieces.

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0^ 182 — Silver Three Cents; 1851 to 1873 complete; nearly all uncircu-
lated and proof; a fine and scarce set; 23 pieces.

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/V 183 — XicKEL Three Cents; 18G5 to 1889 complete; all proofs; a scarce
^ set; 25 pieces.

, 184 — Bronze Two Cents; 1864 to 1873 complete; all proofs; very scarce
) set; 10 pieces.

^ 185 — XiCKEL and Bronze Cents; 1857 to 1891; also 1909; all proofs;
scarce set ; 36 pieces.

186 — Half Cents; 1800 to 1857; good to fine; all scoured; (34 pieces);
also Nova Constellatio Cent 1785; Mass. Cent 1787; 1909, 5 Cents,
proof; 37 pieces.

^ 187 — Necessity or War Tokens of 1863; miscellaneous lot; mostly fine;

292 pieces.

188 — Ancient Alexandria; Roman Occupation; thick lironzes of Aurelian,
Rrohus, Diocletian, Claudius Gothicus, etc.; fine lot; also 6 modern
Egyptian; 90 pieces.

MEDALS FROM U. S. MINT, ETC.

189 — Indian Peace IMedals of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison,

fj" Monroe, Jno. Q. Adams, Jackson, Van Buren, Tyler, Polk, Taylor,

Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Johnson, all size 48 (3 inches diameter).
Grant, Arthur (oval), size 40, and 36 by 48; all bronzed and very
fine; 17 pieces.

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190 — Indian Peace Medal of IMadison, 1809, in silver; pierced, as given
the Indians; very good; rare; size 48.

V 191 — Another of John Quincy Adams, 1825, in silver; pierced, as given
the Indians; very good; rare; size 48.

' 192 — Another of Fillmore, 1850, in silver; pierced as given the Indians;

very good; rare; size 40.

193 — Another of Washington, 1796; known as the “Season” medal; shep-
herd tending sheep, cow and young; by Kucliler (England); silver
with loop; fine; very rare; size 30.

Kindly read Conditions of Sale in forepart of Catalogue

194 — Another, same as last in copper; fine; rare; size 30. ' '

195 — Others; farmer sowing seed; women spinning and weaving; copper;

very good; rare; size 30; 2 pieces, - v ■ ' . f r. 4 a:

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196 — Chief Wah-she-hah. Reverse clasped hands, etc.; silver; pierced;
rare; by E. K. Elder; size 24.

197 — Presidential ‘‘Inaugural’^ Medals of Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, Garfield,
Arthur, Harrison, Cleveland, McKinley, Roosevelt; with duplicates
of peace medals, Jackson, Taylor and Johnson; all bronzed; very fine
and size 48 (the Jackson electrotype), also a small one of John
Adams, size 32 ; 13 pieces.

198 — Dickens Centenary, K. Y., 1912, bronze, size 32; De Witt Clinton,
K. Y., Mayor, 1812 ; white metal, size 20 ; Queen Wilhelmina of Hol-
land, 1898, silver, size 38; all very fine; 3 pieces.

AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, Inc.,
Depaetment of Books and Prints,

Arthur Swann, Director.

OTTO BERNET and HIRAM H. PARKE,

Auctioneers.

INTELLIGENT APPRAISALS

FOR

UNITED STATES AND STATE TAX

INSURANCE AND OTHER PURPOSES

AND

CATALOGUES OF PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

APPRAISALS AND CATALOGUES. Together with the increase in
its exhibition and sales rooms, the American Arr Association, Inc., will expand its
service of furnishing appraisements, under expert direction, of art and literary
property, jewelry and all personal effects, in the settlement of estates, for in-
heritance tax, insurance and other purposes. It is prepared also to supplement
this work by making catalogues of the contents of homes or of entire estates, such
catalogues to be modelled after the finely and Intelligently produced catalogues
of the Association’s own Sales.

The Association will furnish at request the names of many Trust and Insur-
ance Companies, Executors, Administrators, Trustees, Attorneys and private
individuals for whom the Association has made appraisements which have not only
been entirely satisfactory to them, but have been accepted by the United States
Revenue Department, State Comptroller and others in interest.

THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, Inc,

AT ITS

AMERICAN ART GALLERIES

MADISON AVENUE
56th to 57th STREET

ENTRANCE, 30 EAST 57th STREET
NEW YORK CITY

Telephone-. Plaza 1270

THE AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION , iNC.
DESIGNS ITS CATALOGUES AND DIRECTS
ALL DETAILS OF ILLUSTRATION
TEXT AND TYPOGRAPHY

COINS OF THE

UNITED STATES

IN GOLD, SILVER
AND COPPER

THE COLLECTION FORMED BY A

NEW YORK GENTLEMAN

RECENTLY DECEASED

February 22nd, 1924

AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, Inc.

MADISON AVENUE, 56th TO 57th STREET
ENTRANCE 30 EAST 57th STREET, NEW YORK